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Archive - Jul 2011

July 13th

Foreign Scientists Willing to Collaborate with Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.07.12 - 19:04:32 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, Cuba.- Scientists from Spain, Italy, Germany and the United States spoke up for boosting professional cooperation with Cuba, during the Eighth Seminar on Advanced Molecular Design and Bio informatics Studies, underway in Havana. German Mario Brabatti of the Max-Planck Chemical Research Institute (Institut für Kohlenforschung) extolled Cuba’s scientific progress and emphasized the importance of the international encounter in establishing contact with scientists from different nations. Read More

Building Works on Bridge from Cayo Coco to Cayo Romano Making Progress

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba.- Progress is being made on the building of a new bridge linking two of the keys off north Ciego de Avila. The engineering structure is expected to facilitate the tourist development of the eastern part of the Jardines del Rey resort. The six-lane, 125 meter-long viaduct named La Pasa will allow to speed up the development of the eastern part of the Jardines del Rey resort by facilitating fast access from both Cayo Coco and Cayo Romano to Paredon Grande. Read More

Chavez Flaunts Healthy Side Amid Cancer Fears

<p style="text-align: justify;">12:09pm UK, Tuesday July 12, 2011. Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has tried to quell concerns about his health with pictures of himself exercising in public.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stretches during his daily exercise routine in Caracas. Mr Chavez has a stretch during one of his exercise routines. The president is back home after cancer surgery in Cuba and his aides say he does not need chemotherapy. Read More

Blockade of Cuba left valley on edge

<p style="text-align: justify;">Joe Blackstock, Staff Writer. Posted: 07/11/2011 08:07:23 PM PDT.Next year will mark a half-century from the day when the United States teetered on the brink of nuclear war. The stakes were very high on Oct. 22, 1962, when President Kennedy, in an historic message to the nation, ordered a blockade around Cuba and threatened the Soviets if they did not remove missiles found there. Tensions were great as a nuclear war seemed imminent. Read More

"Uprooted/Transmigrations" at Pan American Art Projects through July 31

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Carlos Suarez De Jesus Thursday, Jul 14 2011. Pan American Art Projects' latest offering isn't your typical summer group show. The Wynwood space is delivering a museum-quality exhibit featuring top-drawer talent courtesy of Abelardo Mena, curator of international art for Havana's Museo de Bellas Artes. Mena has organized "Uprooted/Transmigrations" to showcase a handsome collection of Pan American's holdings alongside works created specifically for the exhibit. The deftly curated show deals with themes of forced migration and includes works by artists from the United States, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Argentina. Read More

Cubans have their doubts with housing policy

<p style="text-align: justify;">Also from CubaEncuentro: EFE writes that Cubans have their doubts about the coming legalization of home sales. The article describes how Cubans have bent the housing rules in the past in order to make transactions. Many expect to do the same even after the law is changed. The new law will only allow permanent residents of Cuba to buy and sell homes. Read More

Ex-Emcee hip hops all over the globe to chronicle worldwide music scene

<p style="text-align: justify;">BY Sam Levin. DAILY NEWS WRITER. Tuesday, July 12th 2011, 4:00 AM. After chasing hip-hop movements from Chicago to Havana, emcee-turned-professor Sujatha Fernandes ultimately found herself most at home in the genre's birthplace - New York City.Fernandes, an assistant professor of sociology at Queens College, recounts her 11-year global journey in a new book to be released in September, titled "Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation." Read More

Early Hurricane Warning System Improved in Pinar del Rio

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.07.12 - 14:56:13 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Pinar del Rio. CUBA.-&nbsp; Being a frequent target of hurricanes, prevention and information systems to lessen the effects of such natural phenomena have been improved particularly in the westernmost province of the country, Pinar del Rio. In addition to nine risk management centers, 48 early warning posts have been activated in the same number of towns which have the mission of keeping locals informed in the face of an imminent danger and support the Council of Defense’s actions. Read More

Cuba and Peru Work to Strengthen Sports Cooperation

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.07.12 - 13:41:58 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; The president of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, Jose Quiñones Gonzalez, began on Tuesday a three-day official visit with the purpose of strengthening bilateral cooperation in the filed of sports. Upon his arrival at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, Quiñones expressed the interest of his country in the assistance of Cuban specialists for the Bolivarian Games of 2012. Read More

July 12th

Cuba's National Assembly to convene Aug. 1 as islanders await economic overhaul

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Canadian Press. By The Associated Press. HAVANA - The head of Cuba's parliament says lawmakers will convene on Aug. 1 as the island considers a battery of highly anticipated economic reforms. The changes promise to open up some space for more private activity in the tightly controlled economy. They include relaxing restrictions on the sale of private property and increasing opportunities for entrepreneurship and independent co-operatives. Read More